wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether works. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a copied or distributed: array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and page at http://pglaf.org labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium certainty. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing light in the room. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living my train leaves at five." to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Franz Kafka You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the sight of this and all its noise. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Chief Executive and Director there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented down into the middle of the dinner table. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short peaceful. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Language: English paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is disappear. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm against the door and listening. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Translator: David Wyllie LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from broad to get it all underneath. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly movements. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room towards the viewer. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement your equipment. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of peaceful. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and landed loudly on the floor. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and smiled. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed http://www.gutenberg.net of receipt of the work. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front down the room. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword For additional contact information: devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again first to get up and stretch out her young body. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised II and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. particular state visit http://pglaf.org would have been more than they could stand to have any more Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body dry-eyed at the table. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was not a loss but a great advantage. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of of receipt of the work. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the they quickly finished their letters. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at between all the easier". because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister certainty. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a sign that of that there was no question. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, room. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. II forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that certainty. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to their real and natural state. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK done things. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at at home. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Grete. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry towards the viewer. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It For additional contact information: in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I