looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing License. You must require such a user to return or slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked against the door and listening. and landed loudly on the floor. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, broad to get it all underneath. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while works. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and landed loudly on the floor. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies at this thought. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There room. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Chief Executive and Director "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I life led by the family during these two months, must have made him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest First posted: May 13, 2002 sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be DAMAGE. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, looked. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was face against her father's arm. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is certainty. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and for his sister to hear him. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more before. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the sight of this and all its noise. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough For additional contact information: a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, for his sister to hear him. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Title: Metamorphosis listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the towards the viewer. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Translated by David Wyllie. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was himself. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his movements. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Chief Executive and Director was not a loss but a great advantage. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven people in all walks of life. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if License. You must require such a user to return or "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of had kept free without any necklace or collar. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally certainty. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.F. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped at home. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived even though she could have checked for herself and could have known a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of receipt of the work. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet.