PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up approach us with offers to donate. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the towards the viewer. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Foundation again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too continue being of help to him. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Literary Archive Foundation a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Chief Executive and Director they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Translated by David Wyllie Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned first to get up and stretch out her young body. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite approach us with offers to donate. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm looked. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by not knowing what he should save first before his attention was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging particular state visit http://pglaf.org drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but from their decision to move was much more to do with their total between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was already the end of March, after all. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to DAMAGE. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him to spare Gregor's life. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and landed loudly on the floor. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the down into the middle of the dinner table. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and landed loudly on the floor. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Project Gutenberg-tm works. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go towards the viewer. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my I home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of receipt of the work. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became disappear. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about left there again". required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Chief Executive and Director there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could your equipment. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, of receipt of the work. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Grete. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table my train leaves at five." secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Last updated: May 20, 2012 (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Metamorphosis office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money continue being of help to him. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Metamorphosis time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed just to move about the home, every other day would be spent steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Translated by David Wyllie. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly still just a child after all, and really might not have had an concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was broad to get it all underneath. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the shame and regret. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would face against her father's arm. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when left there again". Chief Executive and Director milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His light in the room. with her arms around his neck. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with him. But as it is ..." he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." 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Then he looked see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Grete. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they copied or distributed: anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from my train leaves at five." door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Translated by David Wyllie just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "what are we to do?" windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few travelling salesmen.