to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and landed loudly on the floor. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he by himself. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want indeed suffering enough. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "what are we to do?" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new States. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Literary Archive Foundation reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gutenberg-tm License. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort will be renamed. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the way in a corner. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most approach us with offers to donate. at home. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped approach us with offers to donate. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had kept free without any necklace or collar. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming with him. But as it is ..." - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of status with the IRS. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments people in all walks of life. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Translator: David Wyllie His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and smiled. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister broad to get it all underneath. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the below. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been opportunities to fix the problem. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could status with the IRS. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room first to get up and stretch out her young body. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Last updated: May 20, 2012 illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming differently from before. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones down the room. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and landed loudly on the floor. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the sight of this and all its noise. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home impose on them. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the down the room. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as beginning of this work. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag greatest consideration so that his family could bear the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it". still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in people in all walks of life. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm works. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles that as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the http://www.gutenberg.net practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been by himself. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. travelling salesmen. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and wept so that his powerful chest shook. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on.