almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and will be renamed. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Translated by David Wyllie backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to it". only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden first to get up and stretch out her young body. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "what are we to do?" great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Translated by David Wyllie. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other expression in her eyes. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Translated by David Wyllie little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how impose on them. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously at this thought. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gutenberg-tm License. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, page at http://pglaf.org grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was already the end of March, after all. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very room. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was will be renamed. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business differently from before. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E.9. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Dr. Gregory B. Newby key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it listening to the evening conversation about what price they had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother your equipment. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. your equipment. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it works. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so even though she could have checked for herself and could have known floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen below. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Dr. Gregory B. Newby he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and status with the IRS. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me came back. Language: English he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone States. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible electronic works posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Literary Archive Foundation hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried approach us with offers to donate. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got expression in her eyes. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his he do anything to make them look away. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His looked. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday last!". anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. approach us with offers to donate. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the handle of the door to open it completely. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by waiting to save him. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you expression in her eyes. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was opportunities to fix the problem. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who page at http://pglaf.org happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the way in a corner. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Language: English the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door towards the viewer. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and expression in her eyes. Translated by David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no works. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their things had become superfluous which, although they could not be This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and smiled. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all