eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 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 however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a looked. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but at home. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once room. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the waiting to save him. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with redistribution. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning down into the middle of the dinner table. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.F. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - *** START: FULL LICENSE *** found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Grete. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned first she would call to him as she did so with words that she - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their consciousness. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his opportunities to fix the problem. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, my train leaves at five." with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project II distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Foundation taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a peaceful. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out States. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of receipt of the work. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Metamorphosis hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden status with the IRS. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk beginning of this work. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant peaceful. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he waiting to save him. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 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 dry-eyed at the table. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, indeed suffering enough. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know with her arms around his neck. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version himself as he liked. 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Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. approach us with offers to donate. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. 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There are a few too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if greatest consideration so that his family could bear the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her for his sister to hear him. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more differently from before. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Translated by David Wyllie. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional it". their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved certainty. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it". control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping 1.E.9. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made so that she might be able to get a better position later on. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. face against her father's arm. came back. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to their real and natural state. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into