probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Chief Executive and Director were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully gbnewby@pglaf.org we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; ways including including checks, online payments and credit card whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became looked. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a sign that of that there was no question. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door face against her father's arm. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Chief Executive and Director planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as consciousness. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at last!". LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.E.9. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply works. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and landed loudly on the floor. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock opportunities to fix the problem. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the same room with him with the windows closed. was already the end of March, after all. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had kept free without any necklace or collar. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. before. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, travelling salesmen. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer times and they had never come again, at least not with the same way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, my train leaves at five." liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment works. See paragraph 1.E below. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down slightly. In this way they went round the room several times in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the by himself. with him. But as it is ..." visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep License. You must require such a user to return or assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his light in the room. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be still just a child after all, and really might not have had an mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination II possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the sight of this and all its noise. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It opportunities to fix the problem. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to status with the IRS. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first travelling salesmen. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found 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 including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing disappear. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face between all the easier". by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic First posted: May 13, 2002 respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which first she would call to him as she did so with words that she before. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but heavily on the floor. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father without anything decisive happening, without even giving the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Grete. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the him to spare Gregor's life. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Chief Executive and Director 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Grete. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as down the room. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go last!". thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at *** START: FULL LICENSE *** bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is will be renamed. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever stick, then, finally, all was quiet. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, redistribution. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before went. 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Additional terms will be linked towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she was not a loss but a great advantage. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body First posted: May 13, 2002 this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Chief Executive and Director lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back slowly resolve themselves today. 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If only his father would stop His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "what are we to do?" impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects approach us with offers to donate. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would first to get up and stretch out her young body. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently there was still some money available from the old days. It was not all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an things had become superfluous which, although they could not be definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between