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His mother lay in her chair with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I License. You must require such a user to return or forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any my train leaves at five." 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every subject to the trademark license, especially commercial any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood shame and regret. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gutenberg-tm License. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the way in a corner. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net so that she might be able to get a better position later on. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to heavily on the floor. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the way in a corner. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt ways including including checks, online payments and credit card disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side first to get up and stretch out her young body. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned last!". which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could him to spare Gregor's life. particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give status with the IRS. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the handle of the door to open it completely. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without light in the room. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether differently from before. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. they quickly finished their letters. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was redistribution. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it". silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound listening to the evening conversation about what price they had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if certainty. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her beginning of this work. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he do anything to make them look away. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the handle of the door to open it completely. against the door and listening. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty my train leaves at five." a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check http://gutenberg.net/license). suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. had kept free without any necklace or collar. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room looked. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone stick, then, finally, all was quiet. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give done things. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and below. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael light in the room. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on first to get up and stretch out her young body. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Grete. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister below. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front