sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times himself. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the himself. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't First posted: May 13, 2002 he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight expression in her eyes. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother gbnewby@pglaf.org would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the sight of this and all its noise. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Grete. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his at home. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would shame and regret. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the will be renamed. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final broad to get it all underneath. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and smiled. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if gbnewby@pglaf.org home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made First posted: May 13, 2002 back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was peaceful. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless II sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Grete. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go opportunities to fix the problem. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from their decision to move was much more to do with their total such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other heavily on the floor. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the handle of the door to open it completely. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and http://gutenberg.net/license). warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, light in the room. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to him to spare Gregor's life. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. people in all walks of life. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not peaceful. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from my train leaves at five." think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where waiting to save him. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could before. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, down the room. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that broad to get it all underneath. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it left there again". screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for down into the middle of the dinner table. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. 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On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would have been more than they could stand to have any more tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder of receipt of the work. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you there was still some money available from the old days. It was not vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and status with the IRS. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To DAMAGE. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true life led by the family during these two months, must have made him bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for