would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and would have been more than they could stand to have any more were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table travelling salesmen. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 below. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to States. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Author: Franz Kafka "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Chief Executive and Director death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and smiled. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it". day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the way in a corner. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand shame and regret. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is travelling salesmen. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with him. But as it is ..." have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position works. See paragraph 1.E below. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the sight of this and all its noise. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were last!". for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Foundation spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way at home. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and landed loudly on the floor. towards the viewer. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated page at http://pglaf.org she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a disappear. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the handle of the door to open it completely. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of they quickly finished their letters. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good looked. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their at this thought. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and below. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or waiting to save him. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether first to get up and stretch out her young body. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in approach us with offers to donate. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even though she could have checked for herself and could have known dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. disappear. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to your equipment. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the II we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the towards the viewer. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.F. travelling salesmen. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you at this thought. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and never to have to open the door unless it was especially hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Language: English would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed continue being of help to him. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Last updated: May 20, 2012 1.E.9. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax License. You must require such a user to return or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and never to have to open the door unless it was especially just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Translated by David Wyllie. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him shame and regret. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from left there again". that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and it". present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been listening to the evening conversation about what price they had travelling salesmen. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing expression in her eyes. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was had kept free without any necklace or collar. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Translated by David Wyllie. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about first to get up and stretch out her young body. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance they quickly finished their letters. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and smiled. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself particular state visit http://pglaf.org II prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally